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As reported, during angioplasty of a stenosed lesion in the tibial trunk, an advance 35 lp low profile balloon catheter's balloon ruptured upon the first inflation of the device.A cook inflation device was used to inflate the balloon, which ruptured at three atmospheres.The anatomy was not tortuous or calcified.Blood was not noted in the inflation device at the time of rupture, and the balloon was not inflated within a stent.The balloon catheter was removed through the 6-french cook ansel sheath that was in place, and the procedure was successfully completed with another device of the same type.A section of the device did not remain inside the patient¿s body.The patient did not require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.According to the initial reporter, the patient did not experience any adverse effects due to this occurrence.
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Occupation = operations manager.Device evaluated by mfg: device evaluation has begun; however, a conclusion is not yet available.This report includes information known at this time.A follow-up report will be submitted should additional relevant information become available.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, nor that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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Blank fields on this form indicate the information is unknown, unchanged, or unavailable.Summary of event: as reported, during angioplasty of a stenosed lesion in the tibial trunk, an advance 35 lp low profile balloon catheter's balloon ruptured upon the first inflation of the device.A cook inflation device was used to inflate the balloon, which ruptured at three atmospheres.The anatomy was not tortuous or calcified.Blood was not noted in the inflation device at the time of rupture, and the balloon was not inflated within a stent.The balloon catheter was removed through the 6-french cook ansel sheath that was in place, and the procedure was successfully completed with another device of the same type.A section of the device did not remain inside the patient¿s body.The patient did not require any additional procedures due to this occurrence.According to the initial reporter, the patient did not experience any adverse effects due to this occurrence.Investigation evaluation: reviews of the complaint history, device history record, instructions for use (ifu), specifications, and quality control procedures were conducted during the investigation.A visual inspection of the complaint device was also conducted.The used complaint device was returned to cook for investigation.The reported failure mode was not able to be recreated due to the presence of biomatter.A document-based investigation evaluation was performed.No related non-conformances were found, and there have been no other reported complaints for this lot number.The product ifu warns ¿if balloon pressure is lost and/or balloon rupture occurs, deflate balloon and remove balloon and sheath as a unit.¿ the information provided upon review of the dmr, dhr, ifu, and investigation of the returned device suggests that there is evidence the device was manufactured to specification.There is no evidence of non-conforming devices in-house or in the field.Cook has concluded that sufficient inspection activities are in place to identify this failure mode prior to distribution.Based on the information provided and the results of the investigation, cook has concluded that a component failure unrelated to manufacturing contributed to this event.The risk analysis for this failure mode was reviewed and no additional escalation was required.The appropriate personnel have been notified and cook will continue to monitor for similar events.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, nor that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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